# America’s synthetic drug crisis

https://mins.news/en/video/104895

- BBC News, 2026-10-18 05:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBfbquHJsrI

> Rare access shows how potent synthetic drugs are reshaping the US drug crisis. From a Chicago jail to the streets of Columbus, a new generation of homemade drugs is more deadly than ever.

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